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   tor·rent

   /ˈtôrənt/

   noun

   • 1. a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid: "rain poured down in torrents" Similar flooddelugeinundationspatecascaderushstreamcurrentgushingflowoverflowtidefountaindownpourdelugerainstormrainshowerOpposite trickledrop
   • ▪ a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings): "she was subjected to a torrent of abuse" Similar outburststreamvolleyoutpouringhailonslaughtavalancheflowbarragebatterytidespateeffusioninundation

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrent- ‘boiling, roaring’, from torrere ‘parch, scorch’.

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